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(Chatsworth, CA) Award-winning river cruise line AMAWATERWAYS continues to lead the industry with the debut of its spectacular newbuild, MS Amabella. The innovative new river cruiser is garnering rave reviews on its inaugural “Magnificent Europe” cruise on the Danube from Amsterdam to Budapest. AMAWATERWAYS executives and key industry partners were on hand for a pre-inaugural blessing ceremony of the Amabella in Volendam on May 7.

The 162-passenger Amabella offers a combination of unique design features never before seen on the great waterways of Europe. Those features include twin balconies in staterooms, the largest suites on the rivers, a swimming pool, fireside Library and an intimate chef’s table restaurant seating only 24 people complete with private chef. The average size of the staterooms aboard the vessel is a spacious 214 square feet, with suites boasting an impressive 350 square feet.

“We are particularly proud to introduce this distinctive and imaginative ship to the market. The Amabella’s new design features will take the river cruise experience to a new level, and continue the long list of innovations that have made AMAWATERWAYS the great success that it is today,” said AMAWATERWAYS President, Rudi Schreiner. Indeed, advance anticipation for the new ship’s revolutionary features have already resulted in full charters for the 2010 and 2011 sailing seasons.

Amabella is the seventh custom-designed amenity-filled “AMA” ship to join the AMAWATERWAYS fleet cruising the Danube, Rhine, Main and Mosel rivers in Europe. Amabella joins the Amadagio (launched 2006), Amalegro (2007), Amacello (2008), Amadante (2008), Amalyra (2009) and Amadolce (2009). The MS Amaverde will debut in 2011.

About AMAWATERWAYS

AMAWATERWAYS offers premium all-inclusive river cruise vacations in Europe, Russia, Vietnam and Cambodia. It’s luxurious, state-of-the art fleet in Europe features amenities such as French balconies in the staterooms; complimentary high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi; fine gourmet dining nightly with complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks; complimentary first-run Hollywood hit movies, guided bicycle tours and much more.

The line introduced “Vietnam, Cambodia and the Riches of the Mekong” in 2009, featuring a 7-night Mekong River cruise on the beautiful new MS La Marguerite. Due to the overwhelming success of the program, AMAWATERWAYS is constructing a new 124-passenger vessel, MS Amalotus, to join La Marguerite in offering Mekong River cruises in the fall of 2011.

AMAWATERWAYS also offers destination cruises to the breathtaking Douro River Valley in Portugal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the MS Amadouro and a Provencal sojourn on the romantic Rhone River in France aboard the MS Swiss Pearl. In Russia, AMAWATERWAYS sails a spectacular St. Petersburg-Moscow “Russian Waterways” itinerary. In 2011 the line will introduce the newly-refurbished 212-passenger MS Amakatarina, the most luxurious vessel to sail the Volga-Baltic Waterway.

For more information about AMAWATERWAYS, log on to www.amawaterways.com or call 800-626-0126.

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